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what happened to john boehner? >> man, i don't know, john boehner is just having a rough go of it. and here is the problem, the next thing he has to do -- you have to pass a farm bill. this is like the defense appropriations. i mean, i got an e-mail from a democratic member of congress today saying just for the record, we were able to pass our farm bill, there is good stuff, a lot of bad and good stuff, you have to pass it like the defense appropriations. so john boehner now, here is the fundamental problem, the 62 no-votes was because people thought there was not enough cuts, particularly on the food cuts. so if you're john boehner he has a calculation to make, a pre-staging, which is where do i go? where do i try to bring democrats back on board? and we've seen basically what that means, this farm bill amazingly will probably get worse in the next generation. >> well, i still don't understand the calculations, melissa, john boehner has not voted on a farm bill since 1996. they thought they had enough votes for it? but he was not sure. and after the plan b debacle, this is somebod
what happened to john boehner? >> man, i don't know, john boehner is just having a rough go of it. and here is the problem, the next thing he has to do -- you have to pass a farm bill. this is like the defense appropriations. i mean, i got an e-mail from a democratic member of congress today saying just for the record, we were able to pass our farm bill, there is good stuff, a lot of bad and good stuff, you have to pass it like the defense appropriations. so john boehner now, here is the...
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governor red rendell, we have john boehner and harry- reid and president barack obama and a status quo election in that sense but do you think the president will have more success to work together in the next administration? >> well i thiha there are here. number one, the fact that that's a crisis. cliff is a skri sis. debt situation overall is a crisis and creates a environment of a real opportunity to get something done. most big changes, most big changes occur when there is crisisnt is free have to worry about offending the base and saying he's for significant entitlement reform. he can lead and come to the middle saying to mitch mccnell and john boehner, look i'm for significant entitlement reform and revenues with it. let's go. if he needs and public with a plan, and the republicans torpedo that plan refusing to raise revenue, i think they're going to face political extinction in the next election the problems taken care of. governor? i'm sorry. i have to interrupt >> my congratulations to president obama and the first lady and the
governor red rendell, we have john boehner and harry- reid and president barack obama and a status quo election in that sense but do you think the president will have more success to work together in the next administration? >> well i thiha there are here. number one, the fact that that's a crisis. cliff is a skri sis. debt situation overall is a crisis and creates a environment of a real opportunity to get something done. most big changes, most big changes occur when there is crisisnt is...
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john boehner obviously we know what happened last week. sifting through the wreckage of the plan "b." gone back to plan "a," a bill passed by the congress and extending tax cuts for everyone and sent to the senate. they don't expect the senate to take that. use that as a legislative vehicle and what's today? saturday. new year's eve is -- sorry. today's friday. too much holiday cheer. but come on. i mean -- >> he will be working the weekend. >> reporter: i am. oh my god. i don't want to get started on that. but anyway, you know, there's a lot at stake here. and, you know, it is late for this kind of thing to go on. and really, steve, i know you have been on board for this last several days, as well. most logical thing and perverse logic and chamber politics, any way to look at it is most logical thing is to go over and then come back to vote to cut taxes. but hey, you know, pride goeth before the fall. they could come up with a miraculous recovery. some sort of immaculate deal and may actually spur some conversations on the margins and may
john boehner obviously we know what happened last week. sifting through the wreckage of the plan "b." gone back to plan "a," a bill passed by the congress and extending tax cuts for everyone and sent to the senate. they don't expect the senate to take that. use that as a legislative vehicle and what's today? saturday. new year's eve is -- sorry. today's friday. too much holiday cheer. but come on. i mean -- >> he will be working the weekend. >> reporter: i am. oh...
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will boehner get the 218 votes he needs? >> reporter: well kristen, about an hour and a half ago the house moved to a vote on the rule and for the nonwonky washingtonians out there, it was a parliamentary procedural vote to move forward on overall final passage of this tree three-week funding of the department of homeland security. there is an expectation it may be tough but they were able to get 230 republican votes. so there's 246 house republicans and it seems from where we stand right now, that they should be okay for final passage. there's going to be some conservatives that are upset about this three-week funding because there's no language about immigration within it. but they should have the votes. i've spoken to a few democrats that said if this got close to let's say 218 but got to around 210, 212, it would help the gop out the last second because they do not want to see homeland security funding evaporate and there are no other solutions right now that john boehner has put forward. they should have the votes, but
will boehner get the 218 votes he needs? >> reporter: well kristen, about an hour and a half ago the house moved to a vote on the rule and for the nonwonky washingtonians out there, it was a parliamentary procedural vote to move forward on overall final passage of this tree three-week funding of the department of homeland security. there is an expectation it may be tough but they were able to get 230 republican votes. so there's 246 house republicans and it seems from where we stand right...
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this is not an actual photo of john boehner's ashtray, i'm guessing this is what john boehner's ashtray looks like right now, because he has a heck of a lot of reasons to chain smoke today. starting with the scene outside his capitol window. >> we're having this press conference outside the halls of congress because as congressman steve king has said, we haven't had much of a discussion yet inside the halls of congress. >> john boehner and everyone else, you're the wiig party. if we stay together and hold true to true principles without regard to party, the republicans will go the way of the whigs. and we win. >> you know, there's an old saying in texas and a lot of other places, fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. >> they lied to ronald reagan and they have been lying for the last six months to the american people, they're not going to get away with it this time. because we'll give you a chance to work. but we should not be giving a chance to be a taker. >> there are people who are coming here who want to come to cut your lawn and have a better life. but there are p
this is not an actual photo of john boehner's ashtray, i'm guessing this is what john boehner's ashtray looks like right now, because he has a heck of a lot of reasons to chain smoke today. starting with the scene outside his capitol window. >> we're having this press conference outside the halls of congress because as congressman steve king has said, we haven't had much of a discussion yet inside the halls of congress. >> john boehner and everyone else, you're the wiig party. if we...
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so it's possible that boehner may have changed his proposal. the big question mark, will president obama accept his proposal? i've been talking to senior administration officials who say the president isn't weighing in, and the white house isn't really going to weigh in until they actually see what is on the table. and then of course the other big question here, the other big question, boehner's caucus support and signoff on any deal to increase the debt limit. a lot of people scratching their heads about why lawmakers would offer something that would increase the debt limit and not reopen the government. the easy answer is defaulting on the nation's loans would be an economic catastrophe. treasury secretary jack lew was testifying about that earlier today. but of course anger is mounting with the fact that the government continues to be shut down, now in its tenth day. i have spoken to some republicans on the hill who tell me when they were meeting with house speaker john boehner earlier today they expressed concern this plan doesn't include a
so it's possible that boehner may have changed his proposal. the big question mark, will president obama accept his proposal? i've been talking to senior administration officials who say the president isn't weighing in, and the white house isn't really going to weigh in until they actually see what is on the table. and then of course the other big question here, the other big question, boehner's caucus support and signoff on any deal to increase the debt limit. a lot of people scratching their...
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if the bill passes this hour, that puts immigration reform squarely in the court of one john boehner, who, as it happens, took his hardest line on immigration reform today, saying the house has no intention of taking up the senate bill, and that even a mere conference committee report must have majority republican support. >> we're going to do our own bill through regular order, and there will be legislation that reflects the will of our majority for any legislation, including the conference report, to pass the house, it's going to -- and have to be a bill that has the support of a majority of our members. >> speaker boehner may want to consider that should comprehensive immigration reform fail, the blame will fall squarely on his shoulders. let's get right to our panel. with us from washington is msnbc contributor maria teresa kumar, who is president of voter latino, and analyst michael dyson. in a week of historic decisions from the judicial arm of government, is it actually possible, sir, is it possible that the legislative branch might just be on the verge of doing something genui
if the bill passes this hour, that puts immigration reform squarely in the court of one john boehner, who, as it happens, took his hardest line on immigration reform today, saying the house has no intention of taking up the senate bill, and that even a mere conference committee report must have majority republican support. >> we're going to do our own bill through regular order, and there will be legislation that reflects the will of our majority for any legislation, including the...
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what about john boehner? he seems to be struggling as speaker of the house grean having to pass a bill without a majority of his caucus. are there lessons that being apply to speaker of the house john boehner. >> i think obama probably would have no problem dealing with boehner. boehner has a terrible problem with his own people. the trick there is to try to figure out how you can provide to boehner some things that the carrots who are sticks can help him bring his troops aboard. that's the trick whether it's possible to do it or not, i don't know. again, if you look at the gun control thing, i don't think obama can win that in washington. i think he is realizing he may be able to win it out in the troops. getting people to change their mind. let me give you an example. the voting rights act. it was not a popular piece of legislation. there is a wonderful phone conversation that lbj calls martin luther king and he said martin, i want you to find the worst place you can in the south where negro is the term the
what about john boehner? he seems to be struggling as speaker of the house grean having to pass a bill without a majority of his caucus. are there lessons that being apply to speaker of the house john boehner. >> i think obama probably would have no problem dealing with boehner. boehner has a terrible problem with his own people. the trick there is to try to figure out how you can provide to boehner some things that the carrots who are sticks can help him bring his troops aboard. that's...
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boehner loved the sequester. he said it would be a great way to make sure spending is cut across the board, and that's what the republicans wanted. when the bill was signed, boehner told the country, he told everybody just how much he loved it. >> when you look at this final agreement that we came to with the white house, you know, i got 98% of what i wanted. i'm pretty happy. >> wait a minute now. i thought it was the president's plan. see, folks, the lying just keeps coming. boehner continued his lies in an op-ed today. he said the president got his higher taxes, $600 billion from higher earners and no spending cuts at the end of 2012. well, let's do a little math for the speaker of the house. $1.2 trillion is greater than $600 billion. john boehner should know this. he did the math before. in fact, he was one of 174 republicans in the house of representatives who voted for the budget control act of 2011. those republicans, what did they get? they got $1.2 billion in cuts to set up by the sequester by passing t
boehner loved the sequester. he said it would be a great way to make sure spending is cut across the board, and that's what the republicans wanted. when the bill was signed, boehner told the country, he told everybody just how much he loved it. >> when you look at this final agreement that we came to with the white house, you know, i got 98% of what i wanted. i'm pretty happy. >> wait a minute now. i thought it was the president's plan. see, folks, the lying just keeps coming....
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. >> then it looks like a win for boehner. that's -- i see that as his way not to lose his job and not to have all those republicans who, by the way, really don't like him being in the room alone. he becomes, you know, more of a collaborationist in that room alone with obama. >> they would prefer certain members of the republican party would like to see these televised, these negotiations televised on c-span. john boehner has said i don't want any of the congressional leadership. it's me and you. >> seconds and thirds in there have cantor in there and mccarthy in there, some other people. >> i'm sure cantor would like to be in there. >> yes. >> michael steele, the other thing -- the other sort of pieces of leverage here, if they exist for the republican party, are continuing unemployment insurance. 2.1 million long-term unemployed americans will lose benefits at the end much the year. another million will lose benefits in the next three months if we do nothing. the republicans have sort of said we're going to hold this stuff.
. >> then it looks like a win for boehner. that's -- i see that as his way not to lose his job and not to have all those republicans who, by the way, really don't like him being in the room alone. he becomes, you know, more of a collaborationist in that room alone with obama. >> they would prefer certain members of the republican party would like to see these televised, these negotiations televised on c-span. john boehner has said i don't want any of the congressional leadership....
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the pursuit with john boehner in 2011, obama was willing. there's reason to suspect there's something to all this chatter. and the question then becomes why? why would obama who simply by doing nothing these next few weeks could get the tax hike on the wealthy he's been demanding without touching medicare and social security? why would he entertain such drastic changes to the safety net? most likely culprit is the dreaded debt ceiling. here's why. republicans came to these talks with no leverage. the consequences of doing nothing before the december 31st meeting were worse for them than democrats. they looked into 2013 and maybe found something there. they're threatening again to hold the full credit of the united states hostage. joous lick the debacle of 2011. obama's official position on this is he won't be blackmailed. and he won't -- but this is a dangerous game. if republicans are serious about pulling a repeat of 2011, obama can't ignore them. since it will wreck immediate havoc on the economy. white house wants at the very least a lon
the pursuit with john boehner in 2011, obama was willing. there's reason to suspect there's something to all this chatter. and the question then becomes why? why would obama who simply by doing nothing these next few weeks could get the tax hike on the wealthy he's been demanding without touching medicare and social security? why would he entertain such drastic changes to the safety net? most likely culprit is the dreaded debt ceiling. here's why. republicans came to these talks with no...
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tax cuts that were, of course, voted for by john boehner. joining me now are karen finney, former dnc communications director and ezra klein columnist for the washington post. both are msnbc analysts. it eliminates history that they lived themselves that some of them deserve credit for, which was what they actually did do in fighting deficits during the 1990s, that newt gingrich and president clinton both contributed a great deal to that effort. >> right, but that's not the strategy now. the strategy now seems to be driven far more by their fear of the tea party. and i mean that sincerely, there's no reason that john boehner, if he wanted to, he could stand up to the far right in his party, and he could be making those kinds of deals with president obama. there are enough democratic votes, there are enough moderate republicans, as we've seen time and again, to get those things done. time and again he seems like he's a man treading water, trying to stay one step ahead. they're on the senate side, these guys who are up for re-election are terr
tax cuts that were, of course, voted for by john boehner. joining me now are karen finney, former dnc communications director and ezra klein columnist for the washington post. both are msnbc analysts. it eliminates history that they lived themselves that some of them deserve credit for, which was what they actually did do in fighting deficits during the 1990s, that newt gingrich and president clinton both contributed a great deal to that effort. >> right, but that's not the strategy now....
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boehner was their leader ostensibly. eric cantor is not undermining boehner in any way. we also have a different context politically. the house republicans maintained the majority but lost seats. i think they realize they can't go through these type of standoffs and continue to hold on to power. they also have cover, importantly, i think, from conservative commentators who are saying, maybe, this isn't the best time to start demanding no rate hikes. i think when the cultures step out there and give you that type of cover, that does give a lot of leeway and it does quiet some of the louder tea party members of the caucus. >> as i said, they had exactly one senator with them today. let's listen to how tough rand ball wants to play this thing. let's listen to this. >> my suggestion to them has been, and i've talked to several members, and you can ask them too, i think we should put forward what we are for. if it gets beyond that and something is going to happen, i think we should encourage those in the house to vote present. let the democrats own this tax increase and it co
boehner was their leader ostensibly. eric cantor is not undermining boehner in any way. we also have a different context politically. the house republicans maintained the majority but lost seats. i think they realize they can't go through these type of standoffs and continue to hold on to power. they also have cover, importantly, i think, from conservative commentators who are saying, maybe, this isn't the best time to start demanding no rate hikes. i think when the cultures step out there and...
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and more people trust him to handle fiscal cliff negotiations than speaker boehner to handle the pole. poll. is that why people feel he's going to win at least talking about taxes. >> one, the approval rating is very high. two, republicans go either way. whether republicans want to cut a deal and raise taxes just on the rich or whether they won't go with a deal on january 1st, you'll see taxes to rise on everybody. there's a feeling with democrats they're going to win and get what they want either way. this is trufrustrating republic. when i talk to republicans privately, they say this is hugest from trags. the speaker has put $800 billion on the table and said he would go higher than if the president would come along with spending cuts. >> how high are you hearing? >> it's unclear. i think he's just signaling a willingness which many republicans tell me will also end up being a move on the tax rates. but he can't go there with his caucus, unless he has the spending cuts that he can sell $800 billion in revenue, and we're going to get you $800 billion in spending cuts. democrats don't
and more people trust him to handle fiscal cliff negotiations than speaker boehner to handle the pole. poll. is that why people feel he's going to win at least talking about taxes. >> one, the approval rating is very high. two, republicans go either way. whether republicans want to cut a deal and raise taxes just on the rich or whether they won't go with a deal on january 1st, you'll see taxes to rise on everybody. there's a feeling with democrats they're going to win and get what they...
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or in the words of speaker john boehner, it's an empty easter egg. yes, these are the divergent views, as the president wraps up a two-day three-city speaking tour, delivering an impassioned speech in jacksonville just a short time ago. let's get more americans back on the job that will be good for home ownership. that will be good for education. that is the smart thing to do. let's get past politics and do it. >>> the president who's traveled from illinois the midwest, has used plain and direct language. he wants the sideshow in want to cease, and he wants good job and a better bargain. he even invoked abraham linking who still managed to focus on what makes a country strong. yet dplt middle he wail still thinking how do we build that railroad. how do we widen our canals and ports? there are some things we can only do together. >> rebuilding our infrastructure is only one of them. >> he's not only advancing his agenda, just over 1200 days. he's also preparing for major budget fights that have dogged his tenure. >> i'm not going to let gridlock or in
or in the words of speaker john boehner, it's an empty easter egg. yes, these are the divergent views, as the president wraps up a two-day three-city speaking tour, delivering an impassioned speech in jacksonville just a short time ago. let's get more americans back on the job that will be good for home ownership. that will be good for education. that is the smart thing to do. let's get past politics and do it. >>> the president who's traveled from illinois the midwest, has used plain...
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let's listen to what john boehner had to say today about health care reform republican style. >> when you look at obama care, what you see is a government-centered health care delivery system. that's not what the american people want. the american people want to pick their own type of insurance, their own doctor, their own hospital. that's what a patient-centered health care system looks like. >> will that be up for a vote in 2014, a plan like that? >> will that be up in 2014? >> we'll see. >> steve schmidt, the guy can't even take the question seriously. the republicans in the house would vote on anything involving health care from their side, an idea from their side. >> it's interesting, one of the founders of the democratic leadership council out with a book today that charts bill clinton's rise to power. when you look at bill clinton coming to power after three disastrous elections where the democratic party was viewed as unelectable by a lot of the country, it was fueled by ideas, by platform, by a vision of where to lead to reinvent the party. and you see the great deficit in th
let's listen to what john boehner had to say today about health care reform republican style. >> when you look at obama care, what you see is a government-centered health care delivery system. that's not what the american people want. the american people want to pick their own type of insurance, their own doctor, their own hospital. that's what a patient-centered health care system looks like. >> will that be up for a vote in 2014, a plan like that? >> will that be up in 2014?...
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john boehner has called edward snowden a traitor, i think john boehner embodies the prevail is it conservative view the last decade, but it's also a republican party that wastes no opportunity to attack president obama, so he's looking for a way. that's what i hear when i hear that. >> i totally agree steve. >> we could do an entire block on his vision of the world. he discussed today the convicted philadelphia doctor as a reason we need the house's latest draconian anti-abortion bill. can i ask you, joy, why do republicans think using the name of a man convicted on three counts of first-degree murder, justify laws which limit women's civil rights? >> yeah, it's really a hail mary pass to take the most egregious case. this was a horrific case. i think the conservatives were unsuccessful, but john boehner, as always, is trying to find a way to get right with the farthest right part of his party. he is really not at home in that side of the party, but he tries to find was rhetorically to be with them. if they're going to pass 56 repeals, that's his favor issue john boehner is always a speaker in
john boehner has called edward snowden a traitor, i think john boehner embodies the prevail is it conservative view the last decade, but it's also a republican party that wastes no opportunity to attack president obama, so he's looking for a way. that's what i hear when i hear that. >> i totally agree steve. >> we could do an entire block on his vision of the world. he discussed today the convicted philadelphia doctor as a reason we need the house's latest draconian anti-abortion...
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but the problem, the problem for john boehner is what came next. because pew then asked people, the 70-odd% of american voters who wanted deficit reduction or spending cuts, he asked them, okay, what do you want to cut? and the pollsters very helpfully provided them, the categories to choose from. energy, unemployment, foreign aid, poverty, health care, combatting crime, agriculture, roads, scientific research, social security security, medicare, food and drug inspection, environmental protection, veteran's benefits, and anti-terrorism defense. pick any of them, cut anything you want, 19 categories to cut, cut, cut, well, family feud time, guess which of those 19 categories the majority of people said they wanted to cut? yeah, you got it? okay, time is up. the answer is zero. of the 19 categories, there was not one, not a single category that the majority of voters wanted to cut. the only category that came close was foreign aid, 48% want to cut it, 49% don't want to cut foreign aid. and by the way, basically from the point of view of the budget it
but the problem, the problem for john boehner is what came next. because pew then asked people, the 70-odd% of american voters who wanted deficit reduction or spending cuts, he asked them, okay, what do you want to cut? and the pollsters very helpfully provided them, the categories to choose from. energy, unemployment, foreign aid, poverty, health care, combatting crime, agriculture, roads, scientific research, social security security, medicare, food and drug inspection, environmental...
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is that an accurate characterization of boehner? it was a conventional wisdom on him but a lot of people began to think maybe to keep his own speakership he saw this as too heavy a lift. >> i think they don't know exactly how this is going to play out still on that particular front. i posed a similar question to some of his aides earlier today. they're being very cautious in waiting to see exactly how the pressures shake out. they're going to learn a lot when they go home in august and spend time with their constituents, get feedback in that way. then you'll come back in september and i think you're going to start to see those pressures kind of fall out on either side. you'll see boehner take a position at this point. i mean, there is an incredible amount of pressure on him to pass some sort of bill that can be viewed as a victory for the gop when it comes to immigration reform. huge pressure. so does he want to pass something? absolutely. what that will actually look like is still a question mark. >> one thing that happened in the
is that an accurate characterization of boehner? it was a conventional wisdom on him but a lot of people began to think maybe to keep his own speakership he saw this as too heavy a lift. >> i think they don't know exactly how this is going to play out still on that particular front. i posed a similar question to some of his aides earlier today. they're being very cautious in waiting to see exactly how the pressures shake out. they're going to learn a lot when they go home in august and...
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john boehner released the names of 19 members of congress appointed to leadership positions. take a look at this picture. not a single woman. now, there is a chance a woman could share the ethics and house administration committees, which have yet to be chosen. that is in spite of the fact that women will occupy more seats in congress come january. 81 in the house, 20 in the senate. those are remarkable numbers considering how far women have had to come in politics. and a new study finds that their success this past election may be due at least in part to a decline in media gender bias. let me bring in the co-authors of that study, jennifer lawless and danny hayes. good morning. good to see both of you. >> thanks for having us. >> good morning. >> jennifer, tell me what you found. what was the big headline? >> the big headline is that we've known for a long time that when women run for office they fare as well as their male counterpart, both in terms of vote totals and fund-raising receipts. but there seems to be evidence the campaign trail they navigate is quite similar as w
john boehner released the names of 19 members of congress appointed to leadership positions. take a look at this picture. not a single woman. now, there is a chance a woman could share the ethics and house administration committees, which have yet to be chosen. that is in spite of the fact that women will occupy more seats in congress come january. 81 in the house, 20 in the senate. those are remarkable numbers considering how far women have had to come in politics. and a new study finds that...
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>> well, speaker boehner will bring it to the floor. he has said all along he will not allow there not to be an increase in the debt ceiling. that is something that is prudent. he's concerned about the markets, as we all are. i think the real issue at the table is what goes beyond this. this is a temporary fix. we need to be addressing the longer issue and that's the out of control spending. if you're taking in two and a half trillion but spending three and a half trillion, you have a problem. we have a $60 trillion unfunded mandates. this has to be addressed. >> why isn't anybody addressing it, though? why is everybody so hamstrung over the aca, a law that was vetted by both houses of congress, that was sent up and vetted by the supreme court, that the president was re-elected on. it seems like the republicans have backed themselves into a corner over something that the people have spoken out that they are in favor for over and over again. that's why we're in the shutdown. but now we get pushed up as hostages, american hostages get pus
>> well, speaker boehner will bring it to the floor. he has said all along he will not allow there not to be an increase in the debt ceiling. that is something that is prudent. he's concerned about the markets, as we all are. i think the real issue at the table is what goes beyond this. this is a temporary fix. we need to be addressing the longer issue and that's the out of control spending. if you're taking in two and a half trillion but spending three and a half trillion, you have a...
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poor john boehner who has the worst job is forced to do this fan dance. the day after the election is intimate that is they can come to the table and strike a bargain but has to shuffle back and keep him in the house and whipped by the gop which is to say say, chastised that this may be tax increased i am of the mibd that there is a big conversation as to where they go from here. and i have a hope that they understand if they are going to survive past 2016 they need to make serious changes not just in terms of having a brown person on stage but really a cultural shift within the party and that includes being able to bargain and putting a plan on the table. >> it couldn't have gotten worse in january there will be more democratic members of the house of representatives. i don't see any reason for the president and the democrats not to wait until january op n doing anything on this. i'm with you 1,000 percent on the off the cliff strategy. we have to get chris an off the cliff button >> here are two things that i would say. it is very interesting. fiscal cl
poor john boehner who has the worst job is forced to do this fan dance. the day after the election is intimate that is they can come to the table and strike a bargain but has to shuffle back and keep him in the house and whipped by the gop which is to say say, chastised that this may be tax increased i am of the mibd that there is a big conversation as to where they go from here. and i have a hope that they understand if they are going to survive past 2016 they need to make serious changes not...
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i think boehner's modus operandi is to do some sort of last-minute deal. i think that's part of the psychology here. that you let these people, you know, they don't want to approve a debt ceiling, didn't come here to approve it and before they'll do it, they have to do something that lets them get that energy out of their system. >> and unfortunately, that might be the best strategy that he actually has, but you know, overall in terms of the president's and democrats' approach, i think the president did a wonderful job and the democrats got a good deal in the fiscal cliff deal and the president's negotiating strategy of not negotiating on the debt ceiling has really put republicans in the corner where they're sort of backing away and saying maybe we can go in another direction but one thing i'm concerned about is when i look back at 2010 and the big losses that democrats sustained there, part of the reason was because we ceded the debate to the republicans and allowed them to frame the conversation around the debt and the deficit and if you look at gallup
i think boehner's modus operandi is to do some sort of last-minute deal. i think that's part of the psychology here. that you let these people, you know, they don't want to approve a debt ceiling, didn't come here to approve it and before they'll do it, they have to do something that lets them get that energy out of their system. >> and unfortunately, that might be the best strategy that he actually has, but you know, overall in terms of the president's and democrats' approach, i think...
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when you think of john boehner. republicans talk about him a sort of friendly uncle figure, merlot, a nice tan, whatever. you don't hear that kind of personal or social appreciation for, for eric cantor from people who know him. can you speak to that? >> yeah, who would have thought john boehner would win his primary with 69%. and eric cantor would go down in defeat by 12 points. speaks to the notion even if boehner was perceived to be more of the mod to cantor's conservative figure in the house for a number of years. boehner could still go back home to ohio's 8th district and shake hand in bars and the outside of coffee shops. >> wine bars even. >> cigar bars. and had, maybe, less of an easy time, connecting, cantor did in rural parts of virginia 7. ironically, redistricting, made virginia 7, more rural after the last round of redistricting. >> the idea of being rural and conservative, something many republicans say synonymous with a safe seat. tot safe if conservatives don't care as much about your party label as
when you think of john boehner. republicans talk about him a sort of friendly uncle figure, merlot, a nice tan, whatever. you don't hear that kind of personal or social appreciation for, for eric cantor from people who know him. can you speak to that? >> yeah, who would have thought john boehner would win his primary with 69%. and eric cantor would go down in defeat by 12 points. speaks to the notion even if boehner was perceived to be more of the mod to cantor's conservative figure in...
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john boehner defied by his own party. guys don't do this, they went and did it anyway. then they walked it back today. what do you make of what's playing out here? >> well, eventually got what he wanted which was from a political perspective really the only thing you could or should do. i would note that ryan allies note to me that every member of the house freedom caucuses including jim jordan who bob costa just mentioned voted for paul ryan as speaker. so we didn't see this mass defecti defection, mass being a relative term of 20, dozen, 25 members voting against ryan for speaker. that said, this decision is really -- i mean baffling. it doesn't make any sense. if you propose this -- let's get rid of the office of congressional ethics. we're not going to do it. even though they claim there's bipartisan support, we're not going to do it in a bipartisan sway, behind closed doors, nonrole-call vote, and then wrap it into the rules package. no one thinks that that is a smart idea, in any political climate, much less one in a guy who's never run for anything before running
john boehner defied by his own party. guys don't do this, they went and did it anyway. then they walked it back today. what do you make of what's playing out here? >> well, eventually got what he wanted which was from a political perspective really the only thing you could or should do. i would note that ryan allies note to me that every member of the house freedom caucuses including jim jordan who bob costa just mentioned voted for paul ryan as speaker. so we didn't see this mass defecti...
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in a statement yesterday, boehner asserted the consequences of failing to increase the debt ceiling are real, but so, too, are the consequences of allowing our spending problem to go unresolved. it was a response to this stern warning from the president on monday. >> they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the american economy. the financial well being of the american people is not leveraged to be used. >> if the tenor of the president's last press conference of his first term is any indication about what he expects in his second term, prepare for a bond-style showdown as the government barrels towards its borrowing limit. that said, there might exist a solution that would allow congress to do what it does best, which is to say nothing at all, and still save the economy. this do nothing approach was floated by senate minority leader mitch mcconnell in 2011, and president obama gave it a hat tip yesterday. >> they want to put the responsibility on me to raise the debt ceiling, i'm happy to take it. mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, had a proposal l
in a statement yesterday, boehner asserted the consequences of failing to increase the debt ceiling are real, but so, too, are the consequences of allowing our spending problem to go unresolved. it was a response to this stern warning from the president on monday. >> they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the american economy. the financial well being of the american people is not leveraged to be used. >> if the tenor of the president's last press conference of...
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only 19% trust john boehner. and in the wake of tonight's developments i would imagine those numbers would get a little worse for the speaker of the house. joining me tonight, former governor howard dean of vermont and cnbc political analyst. mr. dean, good to have you with us, governor. >> thanks, ed. >> give us in short order your commentary without question, what do you think has happened here this evening? >> well, the inside baseball of this is really a problem for the speaker. you can't -- this is something you can't do. you can't have your budget overridden, as governors know, and you can't have a major initiative like this go down when you think you have the votes and you don't. it would not entirely surprise me to see eric cantor or kevin mccarthy, who've been waiting in the wings, kind of gently stack the speaker in the back for a couple years, to make their move after the new session starts. the fiscal cliff, as you know, i believe the country would be better off if we went over the fiscal cliff. we wo
only 19% trust john boehner. and in the wake of tonight's developments i would imagine those numbers would get a little worse for the speaker of the house. joining me tonight, former governor howard dean of vermont and cnbc political analyst. mr. dean, good to have you with us, governor. >> thanks, ed. >> give us in short order your commentary without question, what do you think has happened here this evening? >> well, the inside baseball of this is really a problem for the...
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your ford dealer. >> if john boehner can't control his caucus is anyone in charge? maybe the tortilla caucus according to roll call, in the basement of the tex-mex joint. a small group of house republicans had a not so secret, secret meeting with senator ted cruz. also, at tortilla coast at the time, house majority whip, republican kevin mccarthy. who was apparently not on the invite list to the secret meeting, but just happened to go to dinner there. a source told role call mccarthy seemed particularly interested in what the group was up to. i'll bet he was. ted cruz had no trouble finding the time to dine with house republicans last night. but today, ted cruz and mike lee failed to show up at the all-important senate republican lunch meeting where all republicans, senators have a chance to heard on the latest strategy ted cruz's office and why he missed the single most important thing on his schedule today. the statement said that cruz "had a previous commitment that went long." joining me now, nbc news capitol hill correspondent, like russert, and former congress
your ford dealer. >> if john boehner can't control his caucus is anyone in charge? maybe the tortilla caucus according to roll call, in the basement of the tex-mex joint. a small group of house republicans had a not so secret, secret meeting with senator ted cruz. also, at tortilla coast at the time, house majority whip, republican kevin mccarthy. who was apparently not on the invite list to the secret meeting, but just happened to go to dinner there. a source told role call mccarthy...
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a john boehner pregnant? >> the nation is pregnant but we don't know the gender. >> i troo i htried to make the e to you earlier that perhaps it's nancy pelosi that's pregnant because, hear me out -- >> i will. >> she's the person that sort of gains -- she gains a lot in what happened because -- >> did she gain baby weight. >> she looks better, her votes in the caucus look better. >> she's the auntie. >> she's getting the baby. >> we are trying to get something out of all of this and a good deal that will take care of us in one way or another. >> plan "b" fails, so the pregnancy was not terminated. the pregnancy will continue. >> uh-huh. >> does it? >> the pregnancy being the fiscal cliff? >> yes, you're onto something. >> i am onto something. >> was it a miscarriage if plan "b" failed? >> not a miscarriage. you're pregnant. >> still pregnant. >> but it failed. >> no, plan "b" failed from stopping the pregnancy. >> steve kornacki weigh in on this. >> wake up there. >> who is eating for two? >> i believe rober
a john boehner pregnant? >> the nation is pregnant but we don't know the gender. >> i troo i htried to make the e to you earlier that perhaps it's nancy pelosi that's pregnant because, hear me out -- >> i will. >> she's the person that sort of gains -- she gains a lot in what happened because -- >> did she gain baby weight. >> she looks better, her votes in the caucus look better. >> she's the auntie. >> she's getting the baby. >> we are...
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speaker boehner in that letter he wrote to president obama yesterday laid out 14 questions and boehner expects some answers to those questions once this call happens. we know that mitch mcconnell, republican leader in the senate who hasn't said very much, he spoke with susan rice yesterday, national security advisor on what's happening there, he said he couldn't comment yet on a plan because there isn't quite one yet. that really speaks to the difficulty here, that you can be guaranteed that if members of congress knew what to do or felt strongly about what to do, they would be weighing in. and that's just not the case right now. >> thank you so much for the update. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> let's bring in josh, politics editor from business insider to talk about the potential battle for president obama on american soil, specifically with members of congress and a war weary public. josh, it's great to have you here. >> sure. >> i mentioned that he's talking to congress tonight on a conference call. the white house over the last few days has released a list of calls to the pre
speaker boehner in that letter he wrote to president obama yesterday laid out 14 questions and boehner expects some answers to those questions once this call happens. we know that mitch mcconnell, republican leader in the senate who hasn't said very much, he spoke with susan rice yesterday, national security advisor on what's happening there, he said he couldn't comment yet on a plan because there isn't quite one yet. that really speaks to the difficulty here, that you can be guaranteed that if...
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boehner boasted in the past that the sequester was adopted leverage kbiemt cuts. and the gop is expected to -- will the white house strategy actually work this time and is the public still listening? president obama might have a chicken little problem. fifth fiscal standoff since republicans took over in 2011. so would it be a surprise that they look at what's all of these events now and maybe they agree more with the president's way of thinking. maybe they believe house republicans are manufacturing this more than the white house is. but they sit there and they say, washington, they'll figure it out. they've done it each time. and then even when the sequester kicks in, they'll figure it out. it's the danger here on trying to use the public bully pulpit one more time on this crisis. moving on, politics behind achieving immigration reform have never been more promising than right now. still the more things change, the more they stay the same. the town halls that senator mccain held yesterday in feeng look like those town hauls five years ago. mccain opened by jokin
boehner boasted in the past that the sequester was adopted leverage kbiemt cuts. and the gop is expected to -- will the white house strategy actually work this time and is the public still listening? president obama might have a chicken little problem. fifth fiscal standoff since republicans took over in 2011. so would it be a surprise that they look at what's all of these events now and maybe they agree more with the president's way of thinking. maybe they believe house republicans are...
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what john boehner has to decide is whose side is he on? is he on the side of the country or will he be let himself be led around and dictated to by these tea partiers. at a point americans don't say w -- care who said what to whom, who started it. that's part of the problem. i think the republicans are so busy fighting each other, they can't even see what a bigger problem they've got. >> luke, if you're still with us, i'd loov to ask you this. is speaker boehner, did he have some kind of experience, epiphany over the christmas period, where previously he was prepared to resolve this matter with the president and now the tea party has got back at him and he's back under their control and their sway. is that what happened? >> reporter: i think what karen said is really dead on in terms of the importance of these cuts for those tea party republicans. they believe this is the tangible thing they can point to that they did when they came to washington. >> right. >> so john boehner being in a very difficult position to stop them -- >> therefore
what john boehner has to decide is whose side is he on? is he on the side of the country or will he be let himself be led around and dictated to by these tea partiers. at a point americans don't say w -- care who said what to whom, who started it. that's part of the problem. i think the republicans are so busy fighting each other, they can't even see what a bigger problem they've got. >> luke, if you're still with us, i'd loov to ask you this. is speaker boehner, did he have some kind of...
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he didn't whack boehner or make a distinction between democrats and republicans. he sort of vaguely -- he attacked the vague congress, but at the end of the day, it's quite clear he can bring a lot more democrats to the table who are willing to compromise, maybe give on issues they don't want to give on than boehner can. so it's not even a congressional problem. it's a house republican problem. and think at some point in time the president is going to have to change his message a little bit to make that abundantly clear to those americans who are listening. >> you know, i hear your frustration and criticism with speaker boehner. a part of me feels sorry for him. >> i wish i could. >> i linger under the belief that president obama and speaker boehner in a room together could cut a deal. i think boehner can't crow his colleagues. >> well, yes rk, that's true an i've heard that sympathy for boehner and that's true, but on the other hand, leaders are able to solve problems an he hasn't been able to solve it at all. >> as a fallback plan to protect the middle class, re
he didn't whack boehner or make a distinction between democrats and republicans. he sort of vaguely -- he attacked the vague congress, but at the end of the day, it's quite clear he can bring a lot more democrats to the table who are willing to compromise, maybe give on issues they don't want to give on than boehner can. so it's not even a congressional problem. it's a house republican problem. and think at some point in time the president is going to have to change his message a little bit to...
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the most interesting thing, though, from the boehner aide was that john boehner believes there is not enough time from now until the end of the year to actually have a grand bargain. there's enough time, though, to put together the framework for what a grand bargain would look like. essentially have the top lines agreed to that by sometime in 2013 you could have both the chambers, the senate and the house, come together on some substantial tax reform, entitlement reform, and get rid of the sort of automatic cuts that we see as a sequester, and the tax increases and have a mechanism you can replace them with. listen to the congressional leaders in their photo op in the white house before thanksgiving that they had today. >> we've put revenue on the table, as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. >> we have a cornerstones of being able to work something out. we're both going to have to give up some of the things that we know are a problem. >> we should have a goal in terms of how much deficit reduction. we should have a deadline before christmas. >> we fully understand
the most interesting thing, though, from the boehner aide was that john boehner believes there is not enough time from now until the end of the year to actually have a grand bargain. there's enough time, though, to put together the framework for what a grand bargain would look like. essentially have the top lines agreed to that by sometime in 2013 you could have both the chambers, the senate and the house, come together on some substantial tax reform, entitlement reform, and get rid of the sort...
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that's what we need to address. >> what is your biggest bone of content with john boehner? you've been very public about the fact that you don't think his leadership is something you wanted over this new congress, you didn't vote for him to be the speaker. what is your main problem with him? >> i have no personal problems. i keep hearing that. he himself said i carrying no grudges. we've talked several times. the point is to let him know with le stand up to leadership and hold him account annual. i think that's important to know. that really is on both sides of the aisle. if you go back there were people that challenged the leadership, too. i think that's a good thing. you have new members of congress willing to stand up and saying let's rethink this. let's put america first, not necessarily party politics. i fired the first volley that you would make boehner's life a little more hellish, so now you're saying he doesn't hold any grudges toward you and is looking to have you basically fall in line. so has he demonstrated to you the leadership that you're looking for so far?
that's what we need to address. >> what is your biggest bone of content with john boehner? you've been very public about the fact that you don't think his leadership is something you wanted over this new congress, you didn't vote for him to be the speaker. what is your main problem with him? >> i have no personal problems. i keep hearing that. he himself said i carrying no grudges. we've talked several times. the point is to let him know with le stand up to leadership and hold him...
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it to boehner and obama to make a deal. though boehner spokesman michael steele tells us this morning if we're going to solve this problem every congressional leader and more importantly the white house have all important roles to play. the fact is we've heard this same thing. and that is that pelosi and the senate leaders are not in the room at first. they'll be brought in when boehner and the white house are close. mann while, back to the debt ceiling. the new republicans' main point of leverage n. a rare misstep, mcconnell may have taken some of that leverage away in a move that ended with mcconnell filibustering himself. the president doesn't have enough democratic support, mcconnell moved to vote to permanently give the president the rate to approve the debt ceiling. reid shocked mcconnell by calling the idea of having that vote a positive development. forcing him to reject a vote he had called for himself. >> is there objection? >> reserving the right to object, matters of this controversy -- what we're talking about
it to boehner and obama to make a deal. though boehner spokesman michael steele tells us this morning if we're going to solve this problem every congressional leader and more importantly the white house have all important roles to play. the fact is we've heard this same thing. and that is that pelosi and the senate leaders are not in the room at first. they'll be brought in when boehner and the white house are close. mann while, back to the debt ceiling. the new republicans' main point of...
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redstate has a fire boehner petition online for voters to sign. it reads in part in order to save the future of our country, we need to stop those in congress who aren't willing to put their foot down. well need an articulate spokesman in the house who is fiscally responsible and won't cave on principle. as your constituent, i ask you to please stand on principle and abstain from voting for speaker of the house on january 23rd. >> in abstention. what a march in the streets for abstention. with all due respect to the senator for redstate, the election to win was the one in november. and, you know, john boehner is a markedly more confident speaker now than he was last time around. when you have people like rand paul saying, well, there is a way we could maybe vote, but not vote, and let democrats vote, you know, this is what happened with the first clinton budget that went over so well where republicans backed out and then wanted to take claim for the economy that grew out of that clinton budget and the clinton economic policies. they are saying we'
redstate has a fire boehner petition online for voters to sign. it reads in part in order to save the future of our country, we need to stop those in congress who aren't willing to put their foot down. well need an articulate spokesman in the house who is fiscally responsible and won't cave on principle. as your constituent, i ask you to please stand on principle and abstain from voting for speaker of the house on january 23rd. >> in abstention. what a march in the streets for abstention....
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robert, you just heard speaker boehner. do you agree with trying to push through a partisan republican deal? >> i think what speaker boehner's trying to do is move the goalpost back a little bit into the president's court and say look, you need to respond to us and we're going to pass something, at least we think we can pass something for a short-term deal, now the ball's in your court literally and figuratively as to whether or not you want the economy to collapse. it appears the speaker's going to make this announcement sometime this afternoon by 3:00 or 4:00 by saying i have the votes, mr. presidential, to pass a short-term deal, now the ball's into your court as to whether or not you're going to sign it into law or not. >> karen, if republicans get behind this short-term plan because of the time frame we're in, could democrats and the president be forced to sign this? >> maybe. because as always, the devil is in the details. it will really depend at the end of the day what the contours of that kind of an agreement would
robert, you just heard speaker boehner. do you agree with trying to push through a partisan republican deal? >> i think what speaker boehner's trying to do is move the goalpost back a little bit into the president's court and say look, you need to respond to us and we're going to pass something, at least we think we can pass something for a short-term deal, now the ball's in your court literally and figuratively as to whether or not you want the economy to collapse. it appears the...
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>> i think that boehner right now who is actually kind of a decent guy. he's probably too sane to deal with house republicans. that's kind of a burden that he has. he possesses the burden of sanity in being the leader of the house republicans. but boehner is going to have to decide will he sacrifice his speakership which will probably cost him the speakership if he decides to bring the bill up with a most unanimous democratic support and enough republicans to get it across the finish line. that's not going to sit well with majority of his caucus. >> sir, wouldn't that be the morally right thick for the speaker to do in these circumstances? >> well, i certainly think it's the morally right thing to do. but again, this is politics we're talking about here. you and i's definition of morality probably doesn't jehaw what ted cruz is telling about morality. look, i think if we have 13 million people in this country and we've got to have -- not only is it moral, it's common sense. it's a way that you kind of got to deal with the problem that you have. it's the a
>> i think that boehner right now who is actually kind of a decent guy. he's probably too sane to deal with house republicans. that's kind of a burden that he has. he possesses the burden of sanity in being the leader of the house republicans. but boehner is going to have to decide will he sacrifice his speakership which will probably cost him the speakership if he decides to bring the bill up with a most unanimous democratic support and enough republicans to get it across the finish...
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john boehner actually knows this. he said the other day that a default would be a financial disaster, and he's taking his folks to their retreat, their weekend retreat somewhere in right wing fantasy land and he has a power point -- >> i believe it's in virginia so please be respectful of that state. >> i love that state. i think there's going to be a cul-de-sac of craziness going on there. he has to persuade these people and he has a power point that it doesn't make sense for the united states to default on its full faith and credit or to shut down the government, although he's willing to shut it down as a default position and one of his aides said today, we may have to shut it down for a few days just to prove to the caucus that we tried to get something done. >> astonishing. >> this is no way to govern a country. >> you were going to jump in. >> i'm agreeing with everything bob said. >> during the press conference, the president said there are no magic tricks, no loopholes, no easy outs. do we infer from that, ther
john boehner actually knows this. he said the other day that a default would be a financial disaster, and he's taking his folks to their retreat, their weekend retreat somewhere in right wing fantasy land and he has a power point -- >> i believe it's in virginia so please be respectful of that state. >> i love that state. i think there's going to be a cul-de-sac of craziness going on there. he has to persuade these people and he has a power point that it doesn't make sense for the...
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>>> in the spotlight tonight, the tea party versus john boehner. a political action committee called the tea party leadership fund has launched a website petition at primaryboehner.com. spokesman rusty humphries said in a press release, "john boehner has declared war on conservatives. today we declare war on him. we intend to send a message to his fellow republicans in name only that such ideologically bankrupt leadership must come to an end." here is what humphries said last week on a conservative radio show. >> this is not solely tied down to john boehner, though. i understand the tea party is looking for candidates all over the country for people that are conservative and have just core, basic constitutional values." >> there's 87 people we're looking at right now. 87 different seats of republicans who are the official rightos, republicans in name only, these people who have chosen to go against the core values -- i'm a republican. but you know what? the republicans, they're leaving me. you know, this idea where getting along is giving obama eve
>>> in the spotlight tonight, the tea party versus john boehner. a political action committee called the tea party leadership fund has launched a website petition at primaryboehner.com. spokesman rusty humphries said in a press release, "john boehner has declared war on conservatives. today we declare war on him. we intend to send a message to his fellow republicans in name only that such ideologically bankrupt leadership must come to an end." here is what humphries said last...
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speaker boehner, outgoing speaker boehner is going ahead with an appearance on the "tonight show with jimmy fallon" in this very building. we're in that strange circumstance where we might get a fresh lead on this story after 11:35 tonight. >> you know, it's incredible to think that the consequence of this might be that john boehner is not allowed to quit, or that the conservatives who toppled him and toppled kevin mccarthy will not be allowed to fire him because the prospect of having to elect some sort of interim speaker or the prospect that steve and luke were describing that the house republicans might have to get votes from democrats in order to bring on some sort of bipartisan approved speaker, that's going to be so unappealing to house republicans that i can't see any other immediate outcome than them just keeping john boehner on. so that is going to be remarkable to see that, to see a late night comedy show making that kind of news tonight. i will say, one sort of big picture piece of this really sticks out for me. and that was that it was -- there is something unusual about t
speaker boehner, outgoing speaker boehner is going ahead with an appearance on the "tonight show with jimmy fallon" in this very building. we're in that strange circumstance where we might get a fresh lead on this story after 11:35 tonight. >> you know, it's incredible to think that the consequence of this might be that john boehner is not allowed to quit, or that the conservatives who toppled him and toppled kevin mccarthy will not be allowed to fire him because the prospect of...
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in that nobody believes that john boehner speaks for anyone. when john boehner says republicans should do something, or that republicans are doing something, nobody believes republicans will actually do that thing. in july, he said, hey, republicans have written a farm bill. we're going to pass a farm bill. they did not pass a farm bill. in july, john boehner said, okay, now republicans have written a transportation bill. i'm in charge here. i'm in charge of the republicans in the house. and so now we are going to pass our new republican transportation bill. they did not pass their new republican transportation bill. even earlier this month, john boehner said, republicans do not want to shut down the government. he said, we republicans have drawn up a bill to kick the can down the road and fund the government. we are going to pass our fund the government bill and he brought it up and the republicans did not pass their own fund the government bill. john boehner does speak and he is in the house, but the idea that he is the capital "s" speaker of
in that nobody believes that john boehner speaks for anyone. when john boehner says republicans should do something, or that republicans are doing something, nobody believes republicans will actually do that thing. in july, he said, hey, republicans have written a farm bill. we're going to pass a farm bill. they did not pass a farm bill. in july, john boehner said, okay, now republicans have written a transportation bill. i'm in charge here. i'm in charge of the republicans in the house. and so...
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that's bane that's boehner. that's after issa selected john kerry to testify in front of the committee next month. issa is accusing the department. says the new s&p will compel kerry to, quote, answer questionsing your agency's response about the investigation of the attack. david cornyn has been following this. and michael tomaski is a special correspondent for "the daily beast." is there anything here? i've been arguing and watching this thing. i do have a file cabinet in my head. it's not like every day is brand-new thing. consistently we got reports there was a copycat kind of thing. there was protests all over the middle east at that time. cairo was obviously all over the media. that led to kind of a copycat operation in this benghazi facility out there. and, of course, the whoelg thing seems to have come out o of anger in the islamic and arab world of this crazy and on knox vus video that went out. we all know that. that's in the paper, the news that came out. what's new, pussycat? why do they keep making
that's bane that's boehner. that's after issa selected john kerry to testify in front of the committee next month. issa is accusing the department. says the new s&p will compel kerry to, quote, answer questionsing your agency's response about the investigation of the attack. david cornyn has been following this. and michael tomaski is a special correspondent for "the daily beast." is there anything here? i've been arguing and watching this thing. i do have a file cabinet in my...
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john boehner has his own base. i always struck chuck last night, john boehner comes out in that interview and talks about immigration reform. watch tweeter, afterwards. steve king from iowa, john fleming from louisiana. house conservatives. i talked to staffers, they said they don't represent the house but you give them attention. when they go to twitter and tee off in the minutes after their speakers talks about immigration reform. >> steve king is already making noises about running for the tom harkin seat. is harkin retiring? we don't know for sure. that's been the long assumption. big opportunity for republicans midterm. iowa on top of the ticket. >> abs lieuly. >> already we know that there's going to be a real republican primary. mitch mcconnell and john corbin basically went about this in a placate the base, contindon't, know, disrupt this. and it failed. now, they're not getting blame and i'm surprised. >> here's the deal. in 2010 they did get involved in a lot of places. >> they tried. >> they tried. most
john boehner has his own base. i always struck chuck last night, john boehner comes out in that interview and talks about immigration reform. watch tweeter, afterwards. steve king from iowa, john fleming from louisiana. house conservatives. i talked to staffers, they said they don't represent the house but you give them attention. when they go to twitter and tee off in the minutes after their speakers talks about immigration reform. >> steve king is already making noises about running for...